150. Deputy platoon commander in peacetime and wartime answers: for training, education and military discipline of personnel; for internal order in the platoon; for serving as personnel; for the appearance of every soldier and sergeant. He reports to the platoon commander, and in matters of maintaining internal order, to the company sergeant major and is the direct superior of the platoon soldiers and sergeants.

151. Deputy platoon commander must: - train, educate soldiers and sergeants of the platoon and personally conduct classes as directed by the platoon commander; - know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate; - monitor compliance with military discipline and performance of service by squad commanders and all platoon personnel; - maintain weapons, military equipment and other material assets of the platoon in good working order, monitor their availability; - take care of the cleanliness of the room, establish a cleaning sequence between departments; require subordinates to maintain proper and tidy bedding, uniforms and shoes; monitor the timely execution of routine repairs of clothing equipment by platoon personnel; - conduct a morning inspection of platoon personnel; - take care of subordinates and understand their needs; - assign soldiers to orders for service and work, maintain sheets of platoon orders (Appendix 12), accounting for personnel, weapons and other material assets of the platoon; - constantly know where subordinates are and what they are doing; - report to the platoon commander about all requests from subordinates, incentives, misconduct and disciplinary sanctions imposed; - remaining as the platoon commander or company sergeant major, perform their duties.

Part-commander

152. Squad commander in peacetime and wartime answers: for the successful completion of combat missions by the department; for training, education, military discipline and moral and psychological state, drill bearing and appearance of subordinates; for the correct use and conservation of weapons, military equipment, equipment, uniforms, shoes and for keeping them in order and serviceability. He reports to the platoon commander and his deputy (team foreman) and is the immediate superior of the squad personnel.

153. Squad leader must: - train and educate soldiers (sailors) of the squad, and when performing combat missions - skillfully command the squad; - know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate; - monitor compliance with the daily routine, cleanliness and internal order in the department, demand compliance by subordinates with military discipline; - know the material part, rules of operation of weapons, military equipment and other property of the department, monitor their availability, inspect them daily and keep them in order and serviceability; - instill in the soldiers (sailors) of the squad respect for service, as well as careful attitude towards their weapons and military equipment; - to develop drill bearing and physical endurance among the soldiers (sailors) of the squad; - take care of subordinates and understand their needs; monitor the neatness, serviceability of uniforms and shoes of subordinates, the correct fit of equipment, their compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene, wearing military uniforms; - daily monitor the cleanliness of shoes, uniforms and drying of foot wraps, socks, as well as the timely repair of shoes and uniforms; - ensure that after shooting and training, subordinates do not have any live or blank cartridges, grenades, fuses and explosives left; - report to the deputy platoon commander (team foreman) about all sick people, about complaints and requests from subordinates, about their misconduct and measures taken to prevent them, about incentives and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them, as well as cases of loss or malfunction of weapons and other material assets ; - constantly know where subordinates are and what they are doing.

Responsibilities of a soldier (sailor)

154. Soldier (sailor) in peacetime and wartime answers for the accurate and timely fulfillment of the duties assigned to him and the tasks assigned to him, as well as for the good condition of his weapons, the military equipment entrusted to him and the safety of the property issued to him. He reports to the squad commander.

155. Soldier (sailor) must: - deeply understand your duty as a warrior of the Armed Forces, perform the duties of military service in an exemplary manner, master everything that commanders (chiefs) teach; - know the positions, military ranks and names of your direct superiors up to and including the division commander; - show respect to commanders (chiefs) and elders, respect the honor and dignity of fellow service members, observe the rules of military politeness, behavior and military greetings; - daily strengthen yourself, improve your physical fitness, observe the rules of personal and public hygiene; - be in uniform and neatly dressed at all times; - know perfectly and always have serviceable, cleaned, battle-ready weapons and military equipment; - wear clothes and shoes carefully, repair them promptly and accurately, clean them daily and store where indicated; - strictly comply with safety requirements when handling weapons, working with equipment and in other cases, as well as fire safety requirements; - if it is necessary to leave the regiment, ask permission from the squad commander, and after returning, report to him about your arrival; - when away from the regiment, behave with dignity and honor, do not allow violation of public order and unworthy actions towards the civilian population.

156. For exemplary performance of the duties of military service, success in combat training and exemplary military discipline, a soldier may be awarded the military rank of corporal, and a sailor - senior sailor. The corporal (senior sailor) is obliged to assist the squad commander in training and educating soldiers (sailors).

PART TWO. INTERNAL ORDER

GENERAL PROVISIONS

157. Internal order- this is strict adherence to the rules of accommodation, daily activities, life of military personnel in a military unit (unit) determined by military regulations, and the performance of daily duty. Internal order is achieved: - deep understanding, conscious and precise fulfillment by all military personnel of the duties defined by laws and military regulations; - targeted educational work, a combination of the high demands of commanders (superiors) with constant concern for subordinates and the preservation of their health; - clear organization of combat training; - exemplary performance of combat duty and daily duty duty; - accurate implementation of the daily routine and work time regulations; - compliance with the rules of operation (use) of weapons, military equipment and other material assets; creating conditions in the locations of military personnel for their daily activities, life and everyday life that meet the requirements of military regulations; - compliance with fire safety requirements, as well as taking measures to protect the environment in the area where the military unit operates.

Deputy platoon commander in peacetime and wartime answers: for training, education and military discipline of personnel; for internal order in the platoon; for serving as personnel; for the appearance of every soldier and sergeant. He reports to the platoon commander, and to the commander of the soldiers and sergeants of the platoon.

Deputy Platoon Leader must:

    train, educate soldiers and sergeants of the platoon and personally conduct classes as directed by the platoon commander;

    know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;

    monitor compliance with military discipline and performance of service by squad commanders and all platoon personnel;

    monitor the maintenance of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the platoon, control their availability

    take care of the cleanliness of the room, establish a cleaning sequence between departments; require subordinates to maintain proper and tidy bedding, uniforms and shoes; monitor the timely execution of routine repairs of clothing equipment by platoon personnel;

    conduct a morning inspection of platoon personnel;

    take care of subordinates and understand their needs;

    assign soldiers to orders for service and work, maintain platoon order sheets (Appendix No. 10), accounting for personnel, weapons and other military property of the platoon;

    constantly know where subordinates are and what they are doing;

    report to the platoon commander about all requests from subordinates, about their incentives, misconduct, violations of the safety requirements of military service and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them;

    remaining as the platoon commander or company sergeant major, perform their duties.

Part-commander

The squad commander in peacetime and war is responsible for: the successful execution of combat missions by the squad; for training, education, military discipline, moral and psychological state and safety of military service, drill bearing and appearance of subordinates, their performance of military service duties; for the correct use and conservation of weapons and military equipment, equipment and uniforms and their maintenance in order and serviceability. He reports to the platoon commander and his deputy (team foreman) and is the immediate superior of the squad personnel.

Part-commander must:

    train and educate soldiers (sailors) of the squad, and skillfully command the squad when performing combat missions;

    know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;

    monitor compliance with the daily routine (service time regulations), cleanliness and internal order in the department, demand compliance by subordinates with military discipline;

    know the material part, rules of operation of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the department, monitor their availability, inspect them daily and keep them in order and serviceability, and also ensure compliance with the safety requirements of military service during their operation;

    instill in the soldiers (sailors) of the squad respect for service, as well as careful attitude towards their weapons and military equipment;

    develop drill bearing among the soldiers (sailors) of the squad and develop their physical endurance;

    take care of subordinates and understand their needs; monitor the neatness, serviceability of subordinates’ uniforms, the correct fit of equipment, their compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene, and wearing military uniforms;

    daily monitor the cleanliness of uniforms and drying of foot wraps, socks, as well as timely routine repairs of uniforms;

    ensure that after training and shooting, subordinates do not have live or blank cartridges, grenades, fuses and explosives left;

    report to the deputy platoon commander (team foreman) about all sick people, about requests and complaints from subordinates, about their misconduct, violations of military service safety requirements and measures taken to prevent them, about rewards for soldiers (sailors) and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them, as well as cases of loss or malfunction of weapons, military equipment and other military property;

    constantly know where subordinates are.

The essence of the coding is that in any army the list of main command positions is approximately the same and each position corresponds to a specific rank. Actually, code numbers are a digital designation of a position. The coincidence of the code number when comparing the ranks of different armies means an approximate correspondence of the ranks. The letters following the number mean that one rank in one army corresponds to several ranks in another army.

I emphasize once again that there is no exact coincidence of the “rank-position” relationship in the armies of different countries, and cannot exist. Only an approximate correspondence is possible.

Code Job title
0 Recruit, untrained soldier
1 Trained soldier (gunner, driver, machine gunner, etc.)
2 Group commander, assistant squad leader
3 Part-commander
4 Deputy Platoon Leader
5 Foreman of company, battalion
6 Sub-officers (in the Russian Army warrant officers)
7 Platoon commander
8 Deputy company commander, separate platoon commander
9 Company commander
10 Deputy battalion commander
11 Battalion commander, deputy. regiment commander
12 Regiment commander, deputy. brigade commander, deputy com. divisions
13 Brigade commander
14 Division commander, deputy corps commander
15
16 Army commander, deputy district commander (army group, front)
17 Commander of a district (front, army group)
18 Commander-in-Chief, Commander of the Armed Forces, honorary titles

Correspondence of main positions and ranks in the Russian Army

Rank Code Job title
Private 1 All newly drafted into the army, all lower positions (gunner, driver, gun crew number, driver mechanic, sapper, reconnaissance officer, radio operator, etc.)
Corporal 2 There are no full-time corporal positions. The rank is assigned to highly qualified soldiers in lower positions or performing excellent service.
Lance Sergeant 3a Commander of a squad, tank, gun.
Sergeant 3b
Staff Sergeant 4 Deputy platoon commander.
Sergeant Major 5 Foreman of company, battery, division
Ensign 6a Material support platoon commander, company sergeant major, warehouse chief, radio station chief and other non-commissioned positions that require high qualifications. Can occupy lower officer positions if there is a shortage of officers
Senior Warrant Officer 6b
Ensign 7a Platoon commander.
Lieutenant 7b Platoon commander, deputy company commander.
Senior Lieutenant 8 Deputy company commander.
Captain 9 Company commander, training platoon commander.
Major 10 Deputy battalion commander, training company commander, head of regiment services (chemical, communications, engineering, intelligence, conductor).
Lieutenant colonel 11 Battalion commander, deputy regiment commander, head of division services (chemical, communications, engineering, intelligence, conductor).
Colonel 12 Regiment commander, deputy brigade commander, brigade commander, deputy division commander.
Major General 14 Division commander, deputy corps commander
Lieutenant General 15 Corps commander, deputy army commander
Colonel General 16 Army commander, deputy district (front) commander.
Army General 17 District (front) commander, Deputy Minister of Defense, Minister of Defense, Chief of the General Staff, other senior positions
Marshal of the Russian Federation 18 Honorary title given for special merits

A platoon commander is an official in the military service who belongs to the junior officer corps. The platoon commander supervises a number of subordinates from 18 to 200 people. It is not surprising that the question arises, what are the responsibilities of a platoon commander and what he can and should do with so many subordinates.

Regardless of whether in peacetime or wartime, the commander has a number of essential responsibilities, among them:

  1. Maintaining soldiers in a condition to perform a combat mission.
  2. Military training, compliance with military discipline, the learning process.
  3. Supporting the moral and psychological spirit of the unit’s fighters as a whole and each fighter individually.
  4. Control over compliance with internal rules by subordinates.

Important! In addition to the personnel, he is responsible for the safety of weapons, unit property, and equipment.

She is subordinate to the highest ranks, that is, the company/unit commander. He is also the direct commander of his platoon.

Training Responsibilities

In addition to the general duties of the platoon commander, soldiers undergo training, which consists of:

In addition, he is required to know the details of his platoon, namely, full name, date of birth and nationality, what the soldier did before entering service. A good commander will know what successes and failures haunt his subordinates in training, what moral and business qualities they have, and the psychological state of the soldiers.

Important! The commander of a structural unit is obliged to carry out individual work on military education.

His responsibilities include taking care of living conditions, knowing their needs and problems. Be present at the rise and evening check of the platoon at least once every 7 days.

His powers concern the behavior and appearance of soldiers, namely:

He must keep control over how correctly weapons and military equipment are operated. Checking combat readiness is a personal responsibility. It is he who is responsible for fulfilling safety requirements during shooting and daily activities.

The platoon commander keeps records of combat training and transmits to the company commander data on the needs of personnel, incentives, etc.

Conclusion

The responsibilities of a platoon commander are quite large-scale, so any officer cannot apply for it. Before taking control of an entire platoon, training and thorough preparation are carried out.

As in any structure, there is a certain hierarchy in the Russian army. In this case, the “pyramid” represents military positions and their corresponding army ranks. At the same time, shoulder straps are provided as distinctive signs on the uniform of military personnel. Today we’ll talk about what military ranks are present in the Russian army, what are their main differences, how the stars are located on the shoulder straps and how many years to serve before becoming a colonel.

Types, classification of ranks and types of shoulder straps

Let's start by understanding what types of titles exist in general. After all, every person has seen shoulder straps not only on soldiers’ and sailors’ uniforms, but also on the shoulders of rescuers, police officers and state security officials. In fact, everything is simple and there are only two types of ranks in Russia: naval and military.

It is not difficult to guess that the first ones belong to the military personnel of the Navy (this includes units of the coast guard, armed forces operating on the water and under its surface, as well as all naval military units), and military ranks apply to all other types of law enforcement agencies.

As for the classification of ranks in the Russian army, there are officer and non-officer ranks (no jokes, this is really true, albeit primitive). At the same time, officers, in turn, are divided into junior, senior and senior officers. Naturally, the titles are distributed in exactly the same order.

With shoulder straps, everything is somewhat more complicated, since their appearance differs according to a whole list of criteria:

  • the color of the shoulder strap (depending on the type of troops, as well as on what uniform they are intended for - everyday, field or ceremonial);
  • color of stripes (depending on the type of troops);
  • rank (each classification of ranks has a specific order of stripes, stars or stripes).

However, in order to quickly understand the army “constellations”, let’s move on to the direct listing of ranks in ascending order, indicating the corresponding position and insignia.

Non-officer ranks

The list of military ranks begins with the position of “private” (in the naval type the analogue is sailor), this is the first step in the army career ladder, as well as the starting (often the only) rank for recruits who have joined the banners of the Russian armed forces as conscript soldiers. Depending on the type of troops, a position that implies the rank of private may include an ordinary shooter, a driver, a radio operator, a gun crew number, a reconnaissance officer, and many others. Privates wear shoulder straps without any distinctive insignia.

Ensign (midshipman). Holders of this rank form the so-called stratum between soldiers and officers. To put on shoulder straps with two small stars (13 mm), located in a row along the longitudinal side, and manage a vegetable warehouse, you must enter into a contract with the armed forces. In addition, the candidate should take courses at a special school for warrant officers. Of course, the position is not limited to the head of the warehouse - the “ghost” officer (this rank does not require a higher military education, however, most warrant officers do not even think about it) can also be appointed as a company sergeant major.

Find out: How to properly sew cadet shoulder straps onto a jacket

Senior warrant officer (senior midshipman). In general, a complete analogy with a simple ensign, with the exception of a slight difference in salary, as well as the addition of a third star on the shoulder straps.

Junior officers

On the shoulder straps of officers of this category there is one central longitudinal strip of a certain color.

This list opens with the rank of junior lieutenant (the naval equivalent is exactly the same name). Previously, this title was awarded to young men who completed their studies at the military department at a civilian institute. Also, one star (13 mm) in the middle is automatically placed on the shoulder strap upon receiving higher military education or after completing officer courses. The position held by a junior lieutenant is not very different from that of a sergeant - platoon commander.

The next rank in order is lieutenant (similar). After graduating from military universities, young lieutenants are assigned to units where they undergo a kind of exam. Its essence is that a newly minted officer is appointed to a position that requires a much higher rank, for example, head of the food service. If a lieutenant successfully passes the test, then in the coming years his rank will quickly rise to the required one. Also, the owner of 2 stars in a horizontal row has every reason to be a platoon commander (in rare cases, being a deputy company commander).

Senior lieutenant (similar to sailors). This rank quickly comes to those lieutenants who do their job best. Starleys are appointed to the position of deputy company commander to perform any functions. The shoulder straps of a senior lieutenant are decorated with 3 stars, forming a triangle between them.

Captain (lieutenant captain). This officer has every right to be appointed as a battalion commander or as a deputy battalion commander. The rank is intermediate between junior and senior officers. The captain's shoulder straps have 4 stars (2 are located horizontally, the remaining 2 are in the vertical row above).

Senior officers

The shoulder straps of military personnel of this category are decorated with 2 central longitudinal stripes.

Major (captain of the third rank). This rank precisely implies the position of head of any service, so a responsible lieutenant can make his way through his career relatively quickly. A major can also be a deputy battalion commander. On the shoulders of such an officer are shoulder straps with one large (20 mm) star in the middle.

Lieutenant Colonel (captain of the second rank). Often this rank limits the career of a military man. The reason for this is the following - with the rank of lieutenant colonel there may be one of several deputy regiment commanders. Accordingly, advancement in rank is possible only for one single position, which is no longer vacated as often as those listed above. A lieutenant colonel wears 2 large stars on his shoulder straps, similar to a lieutenant's.

Colonel (captain of the first rank). As a rule, an officer of this rank is the commander of a military unit (he also heads the regiment headquarters). In addition, a colonel may hold the position of deputy at division headquarters. On the shoulder straps of such a serviceman there are 3 large stars arranged in a triangle.

Senior officers

The shoulder straps of this category of military personnel are made with a fabric relief and a strip along the perimeter of the entire shoulder strap (with the exception of one transverse part). Stars are used only in the embroidered version.